recall

verb

1. (transitive)To withdraw, retract (one's words etc.); to revoke (an order).
2. (transitive)To call back, bring back, or summon (someone) to a specific place, station, etc.

   “He was recalled to service after his retirement.”

   “She was recalled to London for the trial.”

   “Fernando Torres was recalled in place of the suspended Didier Drogba and he was only denied a goal in the opening seconds by Laurent Koscielny's intervention - a moment that set the tone for game filled with attacking quality and littered with errors.”

3. (US, transitive)To remove an elected official through a petition and direct vote.

   “That stop-start-stop has created a groundswell of anger toward Mr. Newsom, a Democrat in the third year of his first term, that is increasingly fueling a movement to recall him from office in one of the bluest of blue states.”

4. (transitive)To bring back (someone) to or from a particular mental or physical state, activity etc.
5. (intransitive, transitive)To call back (a situation, event, etc.) to one's mind; to remember; to recollect.

   “Nevertheless, there were many passengers on the recent special trains to whom the immaculate little 80-year-old "Terrier," No. 32636, formerly Fenchurch, and its two L.B.S.C.R. coaches, recalled nostalgic memories of the old days on the line, when the trains were always spick and span; and days when the Kemp Town branch train was packed to capacity.”

   “So many people have come and gone Their faces fade as the years go by Yet I still recall as I wander on As clear as the sun in the summer sky”

   “In fact, I hardly recall any occasion as a child when I was alone.”

   “He recalls that experience in a smooth, speedy story, “The Monster Mash,” but these days he’s not sure he liked it too much — the disembowelings, the coolers of brains, the stench of decomposing corpses (“the smell of job security,” as one pathologist puts it) terrify him.”

   “Ferguson, perhaps recalling how United had been comprehensively outfought in the 3-1 defeat at Liverpool last season, opted for a side with a more pragmatic look with Phil Jones moved into a midfield role.”

6. (transitive)To hearken back to, evoke; to be reminiscent of.

   “"The twinkling of the dancers' feet" comes to us in the Odyssey as a memory from that palace of Alkinoos, whose wonders recall to us so much that we have found in Crete.”

   “The police had brought two civilians with them, including the 19-year-old son of one officer who helped to carry out the beer which was seized as evidence. Both were registered as ride alongs that night and their presence did not violate any laws, but Bouza saw this as another instance in which the officers showed "questionable judgment." This recalled an incident last February when three police officers brought their girlfriends along when raiding a gay bathhouse.”

7. (intransitive, transitive)To call again; to call another time.
8. (transitive)To request or order the return of (a faulty product).

   “On Feb. 26, the FDA posted a voluntary recall from Brassica Pharma, which is recalling several eye ointments with expiration dates ranging from February 2024 to September 2025.”

noun

1. (countable, uncountable)The action or fact of calling someone or something back.

   “recall campaign”

   “The recall said that no injuries related to the potentially unsterile facility have been reported.”

2. (US, countable, uncountable)The action or fact of calling someone or something back.

   “recall petition”

   “representative recall”

3. (US, countable, uncountable)The action or fact of calling someone or something back.
4. (countable, uncountable)Memory; the ability to remember.

   “One little-known incident in No. 49's life is worth recall.”

5. (countable, uncountable)The fraction of (all) relevant material that is returned by a search.

   “precision and recall”